Gov. Butch Otter, flanked by Attorney General Lawrence Wasden and a large group of GOP legislators, spoke out against the newly signed national health care reform bill at a press conference in his office today. “If it is a proper role for government to mandate that citizens buy certain products, then I’m going to get potatoes in line for ‘em just as quick as I can,” Otter declared. Otter, who’s done a slew of national media interviews since he became the first governor to sign legislation rejecting the national reforms, said he thinks the multi-state federal lawsuit that Idaho joined this morning may well be successful/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise. More here.

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• Rep. Crane stips concussion bill on floor/Dustin Hurst, Idaho Reporter
• Senate OKs 16.2% cut in public TV w/o debate/Brad Iverson-Long, Idaho Reporter
• Senate lauds BSU/Idaho football, Armstrong/Brad Iverson-Long, Idaho Reporter
• Idaho works to fix existing health care system/Dan Popkey, Statesman
• Risch, Crapo sign onto GOP senators' try to repeal health care bill/Erika Bolstad, Idaho Politics

Question: What do you think are the chances that the state can successfully fight the health care reform legislation signed into law today by President Barack Obama?